TINARIWEN
This is the story of Tinariwen, a group whose music was the soundtrack to a real revolt and is now a poem about the rebellion of the soul and the pride of a desert nation.
The Radio Tisdas Sessions
- Tinariwen
- WRASS 130
- Harmonia Mundi
Blues has always been born of oppression, and this is the real desert blues, played by turareg trbesmen who live the pain every day. Created in Libyan refugee camps after a server draught blighte dthe region, Tinariwen's music was their battle cry – a kalishikov in one hand and a guitar on their back.
This is a recording made at a radio station in Mali December 2003 with producers Justin Adams and Lo Jo. Working between 7pm and midnight (the only time when electricity was available), they've kept things rough and simple. The sound is about as raw and hypnotic as the desert blues gets.
Amassakoul
- Tinariwen
- WRASS 125
- Harmonia Mundi
The new album from the roots rock rebels of the Southern Sahara, Tinariwen, and stars of the "Festival in the Desert". "Amassakoul" is Tinariwen’s new CD.
As a UK journalist recently wrote: “This is genuine rebel music and it sounds it".